The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-12-16
Unfair to the Bride.
Philadelphia Ledger.

Philadelphia Ledger.
A large number of newly maYrian
couples on their wedding tour are
among the callers at the White house
tri-weekly receptions. and to these,
when discovered, the President is al
ways particularly gracious. A few
months ago a very amusing incident
attended the visit OF a newly married
couple, The groom was on the edi,
torial staff Of g leading daily newspa-
per of Chicago. On his arrival in
Washington the groom called on the
resident correspondent of his paper,
who, in turn called on the newly we'd
ded PAIR at their hotel. Avisit to the
White Hnase we" yes planned the co7re-
spondent agreeing to accompany and
present them to the President. It
was explained that a large number of
newly married people attended the
public receptions, and that the Presi.
dent had become so expert that he
could detect a bride at
the first glance. This particu-
lar bride declared that she had
endeavored to conceal thefact fromob-
servers that she was a bride, and fat
tered herself that her efforts had been
successful. She was convinced that
the President would not be able to
detect her. "You cannot deceive the
President" said the correspondent.
HE has not failed in a single instance
since he was married"
A visit was made to the Treasury
Department to occupy the time inter
vening befor the hour appointed for
the reception. The correspondent
seized aA opportunity and wrote a
note to Colonel mountaineering that
shrewd attache of the result Of this
conversation and that It was his pur.
pose to attend the public reception
with his newly-married friends.
Lamont was requested to notify the
President and request him to identify
the young lady as a bride. The party
reached the White house in good sea-
son, and, at the suggestion Of the
correspondent, they seated them
selves on a sofa IN the East room,
and watched the Others visitors pass
and greet the President. Taking their
place at the tail of the line
the party was soon in front of the
President, when the correspondent
presented his friends. Grasping the
lady's hand, the President said:
"Mrs.-, | am pleased to see you,
and desire to present my congratula-
tions on your recent marriage. We
have not had the usual number of
brides among our callers to-day. /
think you are only the fourth; but
the scarcity in numbers is compensate
ed for by the beauty and attractive
ness of the few who to-day favored
rs"
The young lady was so completely
surprised with the kindly speech and
manner of the President, as well as
by his Identification, that she could
make noSreply and passed speechiess
into the vestibule, where she burst
into tears. She charged the CORE
spondent with revealing to the Presi-
dent that she was q bride, q charge
which he skillfully combatted by refer
ring to the fact that he had not been
out Of her sight and hearing during
the entire morning. Recovering her
composure she upraided herself for
stupidity in not making proper &C
acknowledgements OF the Presidents COR
dial greeting, and expressed the great
est surprise at the wonderful power
of discernmeut he exhibited. In this
she was not more surprised nan her
husband,